Coupon-envelop.



V. W. ALEXANDER.

coupon ENvELoP. APPLICATION FILED 06T. 16, i916.

Patented May7,l918.

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Application led October 16, 1916. Serial No. 125,781.

To all "whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, V1cToR`W. ALEkANDnR, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, and useful Improvements in Coupon-Envelops, of which the following isa descrip- I tion, reference being had to the accompany-- graphing.

ing drawings, lication.

The invention relates Inythe collection of rarely made detached from bonds issued by Governments, municipalities, corporations, individuals, etc., acting `as .a collectingagency, hereinafterv referred to as collectin agent, finds it essential, forrecord and e cient disposition of coupon collections, to inclose the coupons in coupon envelops, a separate envelop for each owner andv issue.

which are a part of this specito couponr envelops. coupons, whlch` are To properly prepare these envelops and' coupons for transit to the paying agency, it has been the practice for the collecting agent to inclose the coupons in ordinary en. velops, printed in a form that requires the filling in on the face thereof, the names ofthe companies issuing the bonds,the due` dates of the coupons, and the names and addresses ofthe institutions, organizations or .individuals to` whom these coupons'must be presented for payment, hereinafter referred to as paying agent. This informationis usually imprinted on the face of the coupons either by printing, engravingA or litho- From the time-these coupons are accepted by the individual representing agent until they are inclose in a package suitable for transmission either through the United States mails or somev face Vthereof to make sure that the specincation of Letters Patent.

have invented new payable to. other than bearer,

any organization or individual f s1ze,form and color.

limmediate attention records,

the collecting y Patented May 7,1918.

the event of an error having occurred, it is a diiicult. matter to hold a certain individualv to account. v v

The Federal income tax law provides that all coupons accepted for collection by a collectin agent or payment at the source, except t ose of the United States Government, or any municipality,

' by an affidavit of ownership signed by the owner of the coupon, giving the'full postoilice address, and further stating .whether or not exemption from the Federal income tax is claimed.

The Federal authorities have prescribed various. forms to meet the. various conditions. All afiidavits must be of uniform .'For instance, an affldavit made out on a white sheet is to attract to the fact that the kowner does not claim exemption from the normal Federal'tax of puted on the amount tachedl;` the yellow, that the owner does, etc.

vIt frequently happens that while the coupons are being listed on the collecting agents the affidavits which are generally pinned to the envelop containing them, are detached. and reattached to coupon envelops containing coupons that belong to some other owner. The collecting agent has consequently placed-itself in a position necesprimarily with its clients ordepossitating, itors, embarrassing apology. ,M

,The use of the' ordinary envelop for coupon collections which requires a great amount of time necessary to filling in the information on the face thereof increases the possibility for inclosing coupons in incorrectly filled-in -envelo 'sj inclosing wrong coupons; failure to incllbse coupons; attaching the wrong aiidavits and the accidental extraction of coupons from -the'en- 'velops before sealing them, which'necessitates the re-opening of all the envelope previously handled to locate ,the empty one.

In the event, that the collecting agent should lose, destroy, have stolen,l or in any manner be unable to resent the coupon at the paying agents o ce, they are required to satisfactorily indemnify the paying agent for double the amount of the coupon.

oneeper cent., com-- of the coupons atperform the detail work of 1 must be accompanied los rIphe object of my invention is to produce i a coupon envelop 'so constructed that it can be immediately sealed upon mclosing coupons; that the coupon itself is always 1n evidence for record and comparison; a

coupon envelop, that will save the time necessary to perform and eliminate the aforementioned detail work;

possibility of errors; and have attached but readilyA detachable the prescribed Federal aii'idavit of ownership and income.

. The foran used as a collection record by Acollecting `agents` varies, but ,this envelop can be so constructed with aperforated or notched tab or stub attached thereto, that will, when detached act as a permanent reci ord for the collecting agent, designating by its color Whether or not the owner of the f of which part, did,

coupons inclosed in that envelop, that tab or stub originally was a `or didnot, claim exemption from the Fed-l v `eral tax.

particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

'In the-drawings;

Figure i1 is a front view of theenvelop embodying the invention;

vnigga is anew, of the blank from which' the envelop is formed;

taken on the line 3-3 Fig. 3 is -a section of Fig.' 1; Fig. 4 is a rearview of the envelop showing the income tax blank removed; Fig. 5 isa modified formfof envelop showing the collecting agent-s Vstub attached thereto; f

Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line 6-6 The envelop shown 'in 1 to 4, is pref- .erably formed of a single`l piece of paper folded on `the lines 5 and 6 to form a front l-7 and iiapsS and 9 which are broughtl into overlapping relation and Athen sealed togetheri and is also folded on the line 10 to Sand 9 toclose up'the bottom ofthe en-.

formIl fa` 'flap 11 which is secured to the flaps velop. The front 7 projects laterally forming an extension which consists of ablank 12 in the form of, an income tax ahdavt andhaving the necessary printed matter thereon and a` sealing'-flap A13vvhich parts may be ,readily separated from each other on the perforated line 14, the' outer end of the iap l 13 having a coating of adhesivel appliedA thereto to secureit in closed positionas shown in Fig. 4.

The front-'of the envelop -is provided with an ojgyening 16 which is covered over by a piece of transparent material 17, such as transparent paper, secured to the inside of the front adjacent said -opening in any suitable manner.

v The color of the paper forming the enguard against theor the 'envelop and stub or tab, or they envelop and stubs and tabs,

velop is madef'to correspond with the required color of the Government aiiidavit.

The construction shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is similar in all respects vto the construction previously formed by a ap 18 which is folded over to form a flap 19 which-is secured to the front 7 and one sidel ofthe front-7 extends laterally to form a collecting agents stub or tab' 20 which maybe readily separated from the envelop proper along the line of perforations 21.

With the constructions above described the coupon 22 to becollected is placed in the envelop face to the front so that the coupon is plainly visible Athrough the sightopening in the envelop and the envelop sealed by4 vis sealed to close the envelop, the blank 12 will extend to the rear side of the envelop and'with its free end'projecting beyond the end opposite to the pasted end, -so that a portion of the matter printed or inscribed on the blank, will be visible from the transparent side of the envelop. 1n this position, it will be -readily seen, that the matter on the blank can be compared with the inscrip- -tion on the coupon without reversing the envelop or blank. In fact, the projecting end of the blank 12 can contain all of the inscribed matter necessary to identify the inclosed coupon, so that the two can be compared without raising the en'velop from the blank.

The invention thus exemplifies a simple and eflicient envelop for facilitating the collecting and handling of coupons.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination with an envelop constructed to seal a coupon therein and also permit a view of the data upon said coupon `while inclosed, of a detachable leaf projectin from one edge of said envelop and provi ed with data to form an income tax blank relating to the inclosed coupon, whereby the coupon is in sight for record and comparison with the income tax blank data while inclosed against removal.

2. The combination with an envelop constructed to seal a coupon therein and also permit a view of the data upon said coupon while inclosed, of a detachable leafl projecting from one edge of said envelop and provided with data to form an income tax blank relating to the inclosed coupon, said leaf being arranged to fold against the envelop, and a second leaf projecting from another edge of said envelop and alsov provided with A with the income tax blank data while in data in blank relating to said coupon, whereby the coupon is in sight for record and comparison with the income tax blank data and also the blank data on said second leaf While the coupon is inclosed against removal.

3. The combination with an envelop constructed t0 seal a coupon therein and having a transparent wall to permit a view of the data upon said cou on while inclosed, of a detachable leaf proJecting fro'm one edge of said envelop and provided with data to form an income tax blank relating to the inclosed coupon, said leaf being arranged to fold against said envelop on the side opposite to said transparent wall, whereby the coupon is in sight for record and comparison closed against removal.

4. The combination with -an envelop constructed to seal a coupon therein and havin atransparent wall to permit a view of the data upon said coupon while inclosed, of a detachable leaf projecting from one edge of said envelop and provided with data to form an income tax blank relating to the inclosed coupon, said leaf being arranged to fold against said envelop on the side opposite to said transparent wall and also having sufficient length as to have one end project beyond the edge of the envelop when in its folded position, whereby the data upon the projecting end portion of-said leafwill be visible from the transparent side of the envelop.

5. The combination with a normally open e'nd and a transparent wall to permit a view of the data upon said coupon while inclosed, of a detachable leaf proan envelop con-V structed to seal a coupon therein and having i jecting from one edge of said envelop and provided with data to form amincome tax blank relating to the inclosed coupon, `said leaf havin a portion constructed to form a sealing ap for the open end of the envelop when said leaf is folded against the envelop on the side opposite to the transparent wall, whereby the coupon is in sight for record and comparison with the income tax blank data while inclosed against removal.

6. An income tax blank having means formed integral therewith for permanently inclosing and at the same time displaying the data on a correlative coupon, said blank and inclosing means being readily detachable from each other.

7. An envelop having a transparent wall on one side through which data upon a coupon can be viewed when sealed therein, and a sealing flap having an integral extension provided with data to form an income tax blank relating to said coupon, said'extension being connected to said sealing flap in a manner to fold with the sealing flap against the side of the envelop opposite to the transparent wall and project freely from said sealing flap.

8. The combination with an envelop constructed to receive a coupon and also permit a view of the data upon the coupon while inclosed therein, of a detachable -leaf connected to the envelop and rovided with data to form an income tax lank rela-ting to the inclosed coupon, whereby the data on lthe coupon and income tax blank may be readily compared.

In'testimon'y whereof, I allix my signature.

VICTOR W. ALEXANDER. 

